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Lexicon :: Strong's H3576 - kāzaḇ

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כָּזַב
Transliteration
kāzaḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-zab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 970

Strong’s Definitions

כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H3576 in the following manner: lie (11x), liar (3x), vain (1x), fail (1x).

  1. to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail

    1. (Qal) liar (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be proven to be lying

    3. (Piel)

      1. to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive

      2. to disappoint, fail

    4. (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּזַב kâzab, kaw-zab'; a primitive root; to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively:—fail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.
STRONGS H3576: Abbreviations
[כָּזַב] verb lie, be a liar (Arabic bdb046901; Aramaic כְּדַב, bdb046902 id. chiefly Pa.; Late Hebrew כָּזַב) —
Qal Participle כָּלהָֿאָדָם כֹּזֵב Psalm 116:11 (compare כָּזָּב Psalm 62:10).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular תֹּחַלְתּוֺ נִכְזָ֑בָה Job 41:1 his hope has been made deceptive, i.e. been shewn to be so; 2rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִכְזָ֑בְתָּ Proverbs 30:6 lest he convict thee and thou be proven a liar.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּזֵּב Micah 2:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַזֵּב Habakkuk 2:3; Proverbs 14:5; וִיכַזֵּב Numbers 23:19, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix כַזֶּבְכֶם (בְּ) Ezekiel 13:19; —
1. lie, tell a lie, absolute, Numbers 23:19 (JE), Micah 2:11; Job 6:28; Job 34:6; Proverbs 14:5; Isaiah 57:11; followed by לְ person lie to Ezekiel 13:9; Psalm 78:36; Psalm 89:36; followed by בְּ person tell a lie with, i.e. in intercourse, conversation with 2 Kings 4:16.
2. disappoint, fail, of a divine revelation Habakkuk 2:3; waters of a spring Isaiah 58:11.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַכְזִיבֵנִי Job 24:25 who will make me a liar? i.e. prove me to be so (compare Niph.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3538.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

23:19; 23:19

2 Kings

4:16

Job

6:28; 24:25; 34:6; 41:1

Psalms

62:10; 78:36; 89:36; 116:11

Proverbs

14:5; 14:5; 30:6

Isaiah

57:11; 58:11

Ezekiel

13:9; 13:19

Micah

2:11; 2:11

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

H3576

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Strong's Number H3576 matches the Hebrew כָּזַב (kāzaḇ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:19 - God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:10 - Delilah said to Samson, "Look, you deceived me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued." He said to her, "If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on the loom and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - He said, "About this time next year you will be holding a son." She said, "No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 - "Now then, be good enough to look at me; and I will not lie to your face!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:25 - "If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - Concerning my right, should I lie? My wound is incurable, although I am without transgression.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:9 - (41:1) See, his expectation is wrong, he is laid low even at the sight of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:36 - But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:35 - Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:11 - I rashly declared, "All men are liars."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 - The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:19 - You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a lying windbag should come and say, 'I'll promise you blessings of wine and beer,' he would be just the right preacher for these people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass - it will not arrive late.
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